>I need some help! I have a client/server application where users can submit jobs to run in background(on the server). The application running on the server has to have a way to control the number of executes that fire. I am trying to come up with a way to interrogate the TASKMGR on the server and return the PID of the instances of the executes and be able to discern when an execute finishes so I can control the number of executes. At present a shell execute is used to fire the secondary exe. I can only see a status value of the shell execute and not the PID. If anyone out there has had a similar need and has a solution, I would greatly appreciate a heads up on how this can be done.

Don't know if it would help in your case, but you could take a look at Ed Rauh's API_APPRUN available here in the downloads section.